"There is never enough time to do or say, all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short and suddenly your not there anymore." When I first heard that line as a boy I didn't understand what he meant. When I got older after hearing it again I understood what he meant and he's right, and will always will be.
my absolute favorite Christmas movie of all time. Albert Finney is amazing as scrooge. I have been watching this movie every Christmas since I was a little kid. This scene with Scrooge is so powerful at the end and the message about time being short is a good reminder every year to keep things in perspective.
One thing I love about that movie is how they show Scrooge having fun watching them play it's true to the novel _The Ghost was greatly pleased to find him in this mood, and looked upon him with such favour, that he begged like a boy to be allowed to stay until the guests departed. But this the Spirit said could not be done._ _“Here is a new game,” said Scrooge. “One half hour, Spirit, only one!_
Very fond and happy memories playing 'The Minister's Cat' on Boxing Day a couple of years ago with several friends in our village. The kids loved it too. What a stark contrast to today's games involving a bought item and usually technology of some description. Will be doing the same again today!
The confusing thing about this scene is that Scrooge says that Fred's mother was Isabelle. But if Fred is Scrooge's nephew, his mother would have been Scrooge's sister, Fanny -- not Scrooge's lost love, Isabelle.
I think Scrooge is remembering them both: first Fan, then Isabel. Fan is Fred's late mother. Isabel, had things gone right, could've helped Ebenezer have the kind of life that Fred has now--or, help Ebenezer create a family of his own.
It's sad that more people today are familiar with Family Guy than one of the classic films in history. Philistines. I like several of the versions of the story but I really like this one the most
